The evening world. Newspaper, January 29, 1906, Page 10

AP ape -o re THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1906. EDITED BY a ROBERT EDGREN: SPORTING NEWS AND COMMENT «# # «@ We Speed Limit Yet—What Is the Limit? RED MARRIOTT, whose automobile mile in 281-5 seconds now etands as the world’s greatest speed record, @njoya a unique distinction. He hes moved through space faster than anv ether man ever moved and lived to tell of it Centuries ago the Romans hurled men from the Tarpelan Rock. When they gtruck, far below, they were travelling ‘ly as fast as Marriott in his racing » but they never lived to detail their sensations, Men have been whirled through the alr by cyclones for miles Mt great speed, but they didn’t live afterward. Even if they had, no wind ever measured travelled at the rate of 127.6 miles an hour. Running squarely jnto a mountain ‘wall Marriott and his machine would be converted into a grease spot and a few twisted bits of steel. Hitting a New ‘York skyscraper, they would go through it like a 12-inch shell from a hostile battle-ship. Since Alexander first cracked running Tecords on his famous steed Bucephalus the world has been speed mad. Trot- ting ahd running horses have been bred @nd trained to the perfection of speed. ‘The bicycle was faster than the horse. Zimmerman, Bald, Michael, successive Kings of the cycle track, created sensa- tion after sensation. Finally Mile-a- Minute Murphy, on a cement path, laid between rails, following an engine be- ind a huge wind-shield, made track Fecords look cheap. Then came in the automobile. Grad- Wally the records went down lower and lower. Once Barney Oldfield was the ‘hero unexcelled. His Green Dragon cut curves like @ z'g-zagging bolt of Mght- But tracks were slow. Road ‘Was negotiated in minute. The English and French cars ‘were But then Marriott in his chine tried to go th ling time of 28 1-5 seconds resulted. ' ego we might have thrown up and said: ‘"Dhis is it! our hands a: This 4s the limit! Here is a record that will stand forever.” this rellous performance look as slow to the old trotting records of the once peerless Maud 5. nering Thomas Ryan, and not be- ing in a hurry to mix with Marvin Hart, is planning a trip to England, where he may fight.the ‘English cham pion, Jack Palmer. Usually the English heavies are mixed-ale fighters, and would be poor third-raters here. But our old friend C. Mitchell says this one is a large edi- tion of Jem Bowker, It would be a pity 4! O'Brien happened (although probably it won't come out that way) to lose his hheavy-weight championship to Palmer before winning !t fron and the other claimants. Jeff would reve Ai pack his trunk and go over ter it, J= O'BRIEN, despetring of cor- OOTBALL 1{s being pruned sone more this week. For tips on eti- quette players should read The Worl) Almance. ———— STEINFELOT IS SIGNED. Former “Red” Third B: Will Play with Chicago. CINCINNATI, 0., Jan, 2.—Pres' Charles W. Murphy, of the Chicago Na- tionals, came to Cincmnati yesterday and soon after his arrival had Harry Steinfeldt's signature sttached toa con- tract for this season. President Murphy and Steinfeldt have ad Rome correspondence on the sub- ject, in which Steinfelit intimated that @ was cons.dering a proposition to 60 into dusiness that looked good, and Murphy advised him under the circum~ jBtances to do so. However, little me ‘was lost yegterday after Murphy ana Bteinfeldt came together in the sign- ing of a contract by the star third —————— TEN-YARD RULE PASSED. Wootball Committee Has Not De- elded on Number of Downs, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 2.—Upon his return from New York last night, William T. Reid, jr, Sovretary of the Football Rules Committee, cave out the followine. additional modification of the rules, which was omitted in the Statement issued on Saturday night in rd rules wis passed, with- gut. however. any action ax to the num- ber of downs that shall be allowed a which to make the distance, downs ve taken un sabsequent!: the Way to Win! In its fleeting, Time is beating Many in life's race to-day Some gain riches, Some dig ditches; “Fate is unfair," some will say. Life is not chance, ALL may advance If they'll read World Wants to- Ye They show plainly Where wealth maily “Hangs out” every single day. The World gained more Want Ads. yesterday——Sunday—than all other New York newspapers combined. | Haven’t Reached the BOAT RECORDS ARE NOW READY TO DIE Spiendid Contests Expected in Races Which Start in Florida To-Morrow. ‘The entries for the power-boat races on Lake’ Worth, Florida, which begin to-morrow, assure splendid contests and records are likely to be shattered. The mile record of 2m. 2s, made there last winter by W. Gould Brokaw’s little white flyer Challenger, will be the point ‘of attack of tho small chugging spray- tossers, and it appears to be doomed. Of the boats entered the Dixie has proven herself more than the equal of the Challenger, and a number of new craft that are ready to show they are from Missour! are sald to be record thirsty. The Dixie bes-been groomed to per- fection by E. J. Schroeder, of Jersey City, who bought ‘her a ‘month ago the hands of the clock and the starting un are lacking to send her away at the full speed of her small but powerful engine. Stine other boats entered in the ‘ell known are ae octor M.’ Rice's Goo, ani three new boats owned respectively by James De Barry, ‘A. 'T. Rose and G.. B. Paddison. HIS week promises to be one of) I exceptional interest among the) hundreds of bowlers entered In the! ing World free head-pin tournament | at the White Elephant alleys, at} number and class of the teams being away beyond any similar event ever It 1s the week when the best of the five-men teams will roll thelr scheduled games, and, so far as closs is concerned, magnificent championship trophy may be found, although the uncertainty that makes bowling the most popular of in- door winter sports may throw up @ winner even in the final week and from a very unexpected quarter. The sched. ule arranged for the week !s as follows: 5 Schedule for the Week. Monday, Jan. 2—Clvic, Pinneberger, Prospect, Manonx, Hyperion, Peerless, Finance, East Side. Victoria, Pre-em|- nent, Elizabeth, Roseville Suburban, Kauneonga, Berckmann, N. C. R. ‘Arctic, Reform, Cypress, Premier, Brunswick-Baltke-Collender Co. Tuesday, Jan. 9%—Battery A, Uneeda, Favorite, Rogers, Peet & Co., Lincoln, Warriors, Chevron Council, Park (Or- ange), Metropolitan, Hawthorne, Wood- choppers. Hickory, Court eer — 8, Genoa, Cable, _ & Quer, ee Rehun Columbia | Club, og. ty. Omega. a ep, 1—Heinebund, Palm LIKE A COMET IT FLASHED INTO VIEW AND WAS GONE. The swirTesT BALL PAATHEWSON COULD THROW WOULD BE Lert BEHIND BY THIS MACHINE + e from E. R. Thomas, and nothing but| “THIS HUMAN CANNON BALL TRAVELS -A MILE IN 2% ¥ SEC. ~ OVER 2 MILES A MinuTE. NO MORE HOPE FOR |MOVING STARTS WANTED IN EAST NEXT SEASON of A Douce cald Jan 10.” Judge Moore sald: “Tt mal these boys were members of this c! Thi evidence shows conclusively that this Is a bona fide club, that k has been euch for over fourteen years, and that it has a per- fect right to promote athletics. | ‘There in| SECOND WEEK OF BOWLING | TOURNEY FULL OF INTEREST Dauntiess, St, Nicholas, Crescen' First Bohemian, Ea: Rergen, Montgomery VARDERBI' AUTO ORMOND, Fia., Vamlerbilt's 250-horse power fered another accident yesterday, when a flywheel burst, severely injuring one man and partially wrecking the sarge it has been under course The much-heralded car will the two-mile-a-minute t, Experts say BY FRANK W. THORP. as ragged starting, an It hes been suggested that a petition be signed by owners and trainers for Presentation to the Jockey Club, asking that the system of moving starts be Jan. %.—Alfred G. horses to break In that fashion. No! matter in how even a line they may | of Phi be when the barrier bound to string out of a mile is run, various clubs represented in The Even-| W' rs of YM. CLAS eae up, they are fore a sixteenth} Moreover the unayold- able bumping and lunging which tak the barrier is raised, ts} | against good starting under the flat-) buted system, ‘These arguments have all been made, before, and it seems idle ty repeat them Friday, Feb, 2—Castle Potnt Cycle! Aurora’ (Brook; Cosmopolitan, Spa tan, Iroquois, Kanaws not suis would overcome to be a deeply Tooted prejudice which seems to have itself upon gertain of Club stewards 1s a matter wh Broadway and Thirty-first street, the) would appear correctly constructed Whether Fred Marriott js or is rot held in this clty, or even In the East.) which come aminetel provided he ts no Cortunate 64 An. E. Stanley, hitherto lo a petition revives the tnterest that has always been felt in this system. It is horsemen will etition in a half-hearted opper and make it practically unanimous in favor of the} moving start would determine. At all events, petition is worth the trouble. ‘There is no ques moat and ‘Williamsburg. Best Teams to Meet. evening, as will be seen by the | schedule, will bring together same, of ms in Greater New being the Castle it is expected that the winners of the| ding by ‘a protest ion ay to the supe Darracq 20-horse power car, owing to its lack of d The protest. < considerable fas been often ar- ¢ In this covumn. the best known teas ¥. among wheun AMUSEMENTS. PROCTOR’S afraid of the ggregation), all tourna- It is needless almost to say that the crowd at the alleys will be (Jobn Koster’ ment winners. y eke Clibrannuti £D Tracq car went Key Club appulnt IN ADVANCE. : sj IT WevuLd Smasy «THE FLATIRON BUILDING ‘Leee ee CARDBOARD Box. BLACK EYES FOLLOW BASKET-BALL GAME (Special to The Evening World.) PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29. — Black eyes, bloody noses and torn clothing were the result of @ general fight Sat~ urday night in the basement of Moa- gah Reformed Church, Thirteenth and Wolf streets, between rival basket~ ball teams and their adherents. Women and girls as well as men and boys tool part in the mix-up, and before peace was restored between the belligerents the police had to be summoned, and the two teams were prevented from eon= tnulng the game. The teams were ‘the Messtah teany and one known ao the iter team, en tha pecond halt \- Dor of the Messiah foaun ‘fouled a we player on the Ritner. The latter mele. apes et him, wien the latter's Leer inix-up followed. beast GANS OFFERS TO BET $5,000 ~ HE CAN BEAT JIMMY BRITT Says He Got Decision Over Britt on Foul and He Can- not Refuse Match. BY JOHN POLLOCK. With the hope of inducing Jimmy Britt to fight him, Joe Gans, the present holler of the lght-weisht champlon- ship title, has wired to his new ager, Ben Selig, of San Francisoo. tell- ing him to hunt up Britt and offer to bet him $5,000 to $4,000 that he will cet the decision over him if they shall come togehter in a twenty-round battle in Mechanics’ Pavilio: Gans says thit Britt cannot refuse hi a match, for, in the first place, he se- cured @ dealsion over him on a foul in "Frisco. and, then aga three hours before the battle. Guns is at present in Baltimore but will return to the coast again In a week or ten davs vreparal to arrange a mitch with Britt Take Notice, Magistrate Crane. Judge Moore, of St. Louis, has discharged Peter Nolan, referee, and Frank Brown and 8 Schneider, participants in the sparring Gus Schn exhibition at the business men's gymnasiain which was Interrupted by a@ no difference’ whether © not conclusive evidence that none but members was admitted to this exhibition.” The effect of the decision will be to permit sparring exhibitions before any jegitimately organized club. | Mellody and Burke Matched. Billy (‘‘Honey't) Mellody, the crack wel- ter-welght fighter of New England, was at last night to meet Billy Burke, the serapper, in a twenty-round opening’ boxing show of the . of North Essington. Pa.. which place on the night of Feb. 1M. Matlogy ts one of the bem flanters at his Wwelght In pugilism and he should beat Burke. Blackburn to Meet Gunther. Jack Blackburn, the colcred w jel phi: ATRE. 42 of Broa Eves. at 8.15. Matinees Weds Sat POPULAR MATINEE WE! | $1.50, 81.00, T5e., 5 | CROWDED HOUSES GREET KLAW & ERLANGER'S, GREATEST | COMEDY large on this particular evening, though the attendance throughout the been larger than in any L. Riker ts held up to view as the| tp, visit City 1 as he might have won : : jt race with the car of Dr. Harold E, Thomas had he cared to p test the Darracq car for using Engiish the Panhard Amertean battery. ferchant of Veni ham, Isabelle Eyeason, Jus. | H. Van Buren and t It this ts not p: tainly competent tournament has two events of the bow! From the esemted in the bi bowlers who are repr: teams to roll this weel: should be foun @ great many who will be abi the lumber into the pits for 00) or better, which reocive a souvenir solid silver wa gf 0 n. se eat the White ‘ merits or demerits of the starter's wo Both protests would| _ 1 : have been allowed, but Mr. Riker would |not make them, as both Hemery and pe Jockey Club refuses te Bidy to adopt t m | Mats, Daily, will enable them to Ward @ Curran. Night, 15, 25, ea 7 Special Stag at Long Acre Club. ‘A special entertainment will be held at the 1 ts the same time one of the most stre: ous objectors to the moving start is Frank Hitchcock. y reflection of John E. views, for it is known that Mr. 3 devil gewell'a, Mannikia: edule for the teams that are to Tuesday, Wenesday bowl on Monday, West Twenty-ninth atreet, HAVE YOU SEEN THE CLANSMAN? Harlem Stock Co. and Thursday evenings, Feb. be made up this evening and 1 publication in The Evening VW morrow. All prizes will be awari Friday evening, Feb, 9 at the den for some reason was chief ar There will be boxing and wrestling those who objected to the moving start. n the Harlem champion. orm Frankle Howe, Tommy ‘Allen Wriatler Hackenachnidt will lve an ¢ t (Manhattan), Pita, Wa Wa, Palisade, RSTEIN’S An even break, and no Ls mpion wrestler of the Y. (tus, Onawa, Bronx Aurora, | New York to be use some of I the boxing game in ey term eked out just bt ries magistrates see what ah heap evasion of the law governing the sport? Questions of this charucter found few answers to-day among sports- men, business men, lawyers, physicians and others interested and entertained by ‘pugilism. No one seemed to know tust what wil be the result of the recent activity of the police at the various club- houses wherein the three-round bouts acl thoroughly enjoyed by some of the best of New York's citizens Was it the unfortunate death of an untrained boy that aroused the police | and magistrates to the !*uritanicwl pitch? Among sporting men It seems But this is not Hkely to hanpen nina decade, ‘he occurrence taught an im- mediate lesson to all concerned in vro- moting the sport. Capable physicians were engaged to see that all contestants were sound, and during the time be- tween the death of the boy mentioned various stags to show there Js any more danger In boxing than in any other form of exercise, Compare football to boxing and con- sider why, in the light oz recent police court ‘happenings, thousands are per- mitted to cheer themselves hoarse dur- ing @ game at which hundreds are ily disabled and-otheye per- Clarice’ Vance, Idalene Cotton, & Nick Long, Nye Meking Girl Dog, Augusta MAT EVER! | Arthur Prince, BOXING CLUBS TO MAKE LEGAL FIGHT TO FINISH manently hurt while the few hundred! find pleasure at boxing matches | are practically robbed of a chance to} enjoy themselves. Ms “Nhe cheap evasion of the law | which one of our learned magistrates | ist, LAYTON WHIT! ARIE STUART, he Glinserettis, ‘Ferrart , ‘one, Pierce & Miller, Vitagraph '& of NEW YORK There is but One Real Soda Cracker because there is but one that comes to you just as it comes from the oven. Others lose their value by being exposed to the air, absorbing moisture and collecting dust. soda cracker is Uneeda Biscuit kept fresh and clean by the protecting package at 8, Mats,(2be.to $1,except Sat.) at 2. to-day among those who may be num-/ ered in the sporting class, Were cited, too numerous to mention, | wherein those who evade the law |LESLIE CARTER Mrs, Carter will give a Mat, Wy Popular Prices—Mat, Sa Week, Mrs, Leslie Carter CH COOKS’ BAL | those who lk | Only Frenoh B have been field for months past and art rulings which prac- Display of Cullnary r to the popul: Soloist, Tickets trom Chefs of ‘Leading Horels, THEA lath St TYR, ; No Coeap Cfantrap, but a Brilllant Senaation. BEDFORD’S HOPE AT AUTO RACE AT 10 NIGHTLY ASTOR’S unio Levino, Cha Manhatts i Ate. governed by ws the game fs permitted to flourish. iin shadow of the Capl- of weekly occur- | finish fights are ver are they bi ut hold fifteen-round bouts for thelr mem- bers, but no howl Is h | promoters, ho’ if they die at al rights and they are going to fight for them. of those connected w CIRCLE Gay Masqueraders «stir EDEN< 0 C B. Lawlor, Irens Stewart, others, 2 MUBERIM. ( BRAHAM, Masks & Ta h the bizwer e held these aga. has been held, and steps have been taken to bring about the con- | and to-day nothing has happened at the! 2 "BEFORE A “Ga Ly, been engaged and Injunctions restyal: olice from interfering will be A new method of enroll- ine members will probably be decided NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY MADISON SQ. GARDEN Monday, Feb. 5. , ————— CHARITY BALL AND DRILL. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TICKETS (S:73237°) $1.00 Grand-HAPWARD zie MABREMinie til BF Redeay Troupe, (une DEWEY iin Mat a -Bantiey Hurl THE GOTHAM i > | boxer, will try conclusions with Georke Gune j ther, the Australian pugilist, io « ten-roun@ batle before the New Castle (Pa) AC. om . he is willing | to fight him at 133 pounds. welgh in| r | row. a ‘Thuriday evening: ‘Thea. B'way & OOth st. MATS. DAIL VAUDEV Lat IN WAX, ‘The Great Japa, OGHAPH Every Hour, Yorkville $2 cir MMitomndout i To SHE, FOUR, hope for the ig | MADISON $0. THEATRE 4 HENRI Ce. VRIES ‘cus Comedy 4. jac & i as. sii, To-day: he Ry ee Rowe Went) Bt, | phi & Mus ic ) hit-stop.and-get-away Improves the mind and body. quicken the eye and, as Jim Corbe‘t says, gives every-man. confidence in himself, J0i WEBER'S m1 Socui. # coms, indiscretio ) fot of how long standings Dr. Grindle will — hhn foe Wednesday night. Gunther recently fought Latry Temple a mashing twelveround draw, and his showing tn that battle was sibI ‘ "Binck- tbls for his geuting on the match with Black Three Fights on Card To-Night, There are threo fights to-nt, “night. At Dougias A. C., of Chelaca, Mass., Kid sur ivan will meet Dave Deshler for fitterm rounds: at the Washington A C., of Buf Flynn and 1 1 Paes Gus Gardner will clash | EMPIRE 7HEATRE, Eva S15, Mats. |MAUDE ABSMS. Ethel Barrymore hb i FRiT2I SCHEFF HERALD SO." 275%, | tunica Stieeess, COMIN Robert Loraine TaN ehe SAVOY THEA. Bway & Sith By nis : t jarses K. Hacket) Mary Manpering LYCEUM Snax £4003 THE LION AND T DALY'S *HENRE ELLIS JEFFRIES ,,,..4 trea’ The Fascinating Mr. Vandereende 2” HAVE YOU SEEN THE CLANSMAN? WALLACK'S Fy ata Wit & Sat one Vin. favactan=-T he SOUAW MAN GARDEN; “You Cannot Coénterfett. 1 ” In the New Farce, ican THE Newt By RICHARD HARDING |GALLOPER| "4z0'Na BELARC). 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